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Major League Baseball made a child’s dream come true – awarding a scholarship to Camp SAY

By Megan Zahneis

“Did I win the whole thing?”

That was rising fifth-grader Malcolm Venable’s first question to his mom after getting word that he’d won the Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life essay contest.

Not only did Malcolm win the grand prize out of 18,000 entries — But the biggest prize of all was one not listed in the contest description.

Writing his essay, Malcolm said, “made me feel good about myself that I could do it. I could do anything that I put my mind to.”

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